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John Forsythe, born Jacob Lincoln Freund in 1918, carved a versatile career across stage, television, and film, notably starring in three television series spanning four decades. His roles ranged from the single playboy father in "Bachelor Father" to the enigmatic millionaire Charles 'Charlie' Townsend in "Charlie's Angels," and the imperious patriarch Blake Carrington in "Dynasty." A fixture of American television, Forsythe also hosted the survival documentary series "World of Survival," further cementing his status as a multifaceted entertainer until his death in 2010.
The roles that explain the career.
33 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Beatles Stories | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Angels Forever | Self (archive) | Film |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | Charlie (voice) | Film |
| 1996 | Hotel de Love | Newspaper Man | Film |
| 1992 | The Powers That Be | William Powers | TV |
| 1988 | Scrooged | Lew Hayward | Film |
| 1982 | Mysterious Two | He | Film |
| 1981 | Dynasty | Blake Carrington | TV |
| 1980 | A Time for Miracles | Postulator | Film |
| 1978 | The Users | Reade Jamieson | Film |
| 1978 | Cruise Into Terror | Rev. Charles Mather | Film |
| 1977 | Goodbye & Amen | The American Ambassador | Film |
| 1977 | Never Con a Killer | E.J. Valerian | Film |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Charles Townsend (voice) | TV |
| 1975 | The Deadly Tower | Lt. Elwood Forbes | Film |
| 1974 | Cry Panic | David Ryder | Film |
| 1971 | Murder Once Removed | Dr. Ron Wellesley | Film |
| 1969 | To Rome with Love | Michael Endicott | TV |
| 1969 | Topaz | Michael Nordstrom | Film |
| 1969 | The Happy Ending | Fred Wilson | Film |
| 1966 | Madame X | Clay Anderson | Film |
| 1964 | Kitten with a Whip | David Stratton | Film |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father | Bentley Gregg | TV |
| 1956 | The Ambassador's Daughter | Sgt. Danny Sullivan | Film |
| 1955 | The Trouble with Harry | Sam Marlowe | Film |
| 1953 | The Glass Web | Don Newell | Film |
| 1953 | It Happens Every Thursday | Bob MacAvoy | Film |
| 1953 | Escape from Fort Bravo | Captain Marsh | Film |
| 1952 | The Captive City | James "Jim" C. Austin | Film |
| 1949 | Arson, Inc. | Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Northern Pursuit | Corporal (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Destination Tokyo | Sparks | Film |
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